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The Bungie weekly update is full of weird things this week.

First:

Aside from the obvious lure of fun and games, the Beta serves a crucial purpose for us. While you’re having fun (we hope), our team is busy monitoring your every move.

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The Beta status report can be seen from just about every vantage point in the studio. It’s projected on our walls, and burns brightly on monitors all over the place. We see you when you’re sleeping. We know when you’re awake. Literally. From a distance, your shared play patterns look like a light blue mountain range. The slope of the peaks and the valleys show the rise and fall of the community as it comes and goes from the world of Destiny.
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So yeah, apparently they're all pulling a Moose and stalking all of use like we're all Equistina.

Then they say they want every possible person to log in on Saturday at 5PM PST (RPG, you know that one!) to test having as many people on as possible at a single time. To celebrate, you get this:

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They say it's going to be a rare thing...but they're expecting millions of people to log in, so how the hell rare can it be? It's going to be like the Uncharted 3 beta avatars that were supposedly rare, and yet everyone and their mom had one. Literally, anyone with a PS3/PS4/360/Xbone can get this just by logging into the beta.

And finally...someone quote this because I think Breakfuss has me banned on account of me being a jerk to him. This is about them nerfing a vehicle, so it looks like they're aware/paying attention to overpowered things in the game and already planning to make changes.

Ground Pounder: What the hell are you going to do about that Interceptor?


It’s a beast. Ain’t it? The architects of the arena have some ideas. In the final game, it won’t be the menace that’s been chasing you into bases. Don’t take it from me. Listen to Bungie Designer Derek Carroll:

The Interceptor is a tank and should be treated with respect, but the Sandbox team made some tweaks to reduce the “apocalyptic firestorm” factor a bit. The largest change is a lower rate of fire, with an additional delay between shots. This encourages the pilot to take aimed shots instead of just spamming rockets. More subtle changes include reducing the rocket blast radius, and shrinking the “arming shape” that allows the rockets to airburst on flying targets.

Even with these changes, we felt that having two of them on First Light is less interesting than having a single Interceptor for both teams to fight over. At the start of each match, each team is given a single Pike, with another neutral Pike up for grabs. Additional Pikes will respawn throughout the match near the Control Zones. The Interceptor will spawn on a delay.

You won’t see these changes in the Beta. A kinder, gentler Interceptor is just one more reason to look forward to the final version of Destiny, set to launch on September 9th. On that day, we look forward to complaints from the other side of the aisle, where the ace pilots have been polishing their medals.
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handsomepete said:
help me remove crap from my digital backlog - these are things that I don't even know what they are or know so little about them. should I keep any of them?

- Astro Tripper
- BloodRayne Betrayal
- Choplifter HD
- Closure
- Critter Crunch
- de Blob 2
- Dyad
- Earthworm Jim HD
- Fatal Inertia EX
- GRID 2
- Outland
- payday/payday 2
- pixeljunk eden
- pixeljunk racers
- poker night 2
- retrograde
- rochard
- rock of ages
- shank 2
- super stardust hd (played vita version - different?)
- swords and soldiers
- tomb raider underworld
- vessel
- warp
- zombie apocalypse never die alone
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I thought Rochard was pretty cool and same for shank/shank 2

 
I can't believe I missed the shaving talk. Who doesn't like shaving? It has always totally relaxed me. I usually have a beard, but keep it trimmed and tight with a daily shave. Every once in awhile, I can't resist just shaving it all off, even though it pisses the wife off.

For those that aren't using a straight edge razor, I definitely recommend giving it a try sometime. I use this one currently and it is fantastic. I definitely recommend getting one with a handle that doesn't fold. It doesn't look as cool, but it is more sturdy in your hand and most likely will help the learning curve.

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http://www.amazon.com/Feather-Japanese-Straight-Razor-Black/dp/B0060QYUP4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

 
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Yanksfan said:
I can't believe I missed the shaving talk. Who doesn't like shaving? It has always totally relaxed me. I usually have a beard, but keep it trimmed and tight with a daily shave. Every once in awhile, I can't resist just shaving it all off, even though it pisses the wife off.

For those that aren't using a straight edge razor, I definitely recommend giving it a try sometime. I use this one currently and it is fantastic. I definitely recommend getting one with a handle that doesn't fold. It doesn't look as cool, but it is more sturdy in your hand and most likely will help the learning curve.

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http://www.amazon.com/Feather-Japanese-Straight-Razor-Black/dp/B0060QYUP4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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God damn, that's almost 3 New 'n Tastys!

 
Messages labeled tits pm'd to ya are definately nsfw. i forgot to put that in the subject title.

also the first pic was from murdered soul survivor game my daughter is playing. she called me in to take a pic.

n yep spec ops the line. also there is some hyperion graffiti in that game also.

 
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Yea so I just got word Earth Wind & Fire will be here in October. I know that's a far cry from Aquababes and other bands y'all post but I figured someone might care. One of my favorites of all time. Been putting off seeing them since forever.

Actually saw Lionel Richie two weeks ago. Lol, just about everyone there had 30 years on me but I gave no fuck. Had a great time, man. 70s gave us the best movies AND music.
 
Yanksfan said:
I can't believe I missed the shaving talk. Who doesn't like shaving? It has always totally relaxed me. I usually have a beard, but keep it trimmed and tight with a daily shave. Every once in awhile, I can't resist just shaving it all off, even though it pisses the wife off.

For those that aren't using a straight edge razor, I definitely recommend giving it a try sometime. I use this one currently and it is fantastic. I definitely recommend getting one with a handle that doesn't fold. It doesn't look as cool, but it is more sturdy in your hand and most likely will help the learning curve.

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http://www.amazon.com/Feather-Japanese-Straight-Razor-Black/dp/B0060QYUP4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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MANNN, I envy people who can shave like this. I get terrible razor bumps if I go too close. I know I've heard you can "train" your skin to deal but I've never had the patience.

My inbox is also suspiciously empty. Why can't velo just spoiler them here?!
 
I have a sweet spreadsheet up and running for GTA5 now. I put in my current RP, and it tells me how far I am until rank 100. I have a spot that shows time to get to rank 100 and time to get to the next level. Since I started at 4PM, in 5 hours I've gained almost 50k RP, so I'm not doing too shabby. 

What sucks is that I'm going to be rank 49 soon, almost half of the ranks needed for 100, but the RP I've gained is only like 27% of what's needed to get to 100. I hate these systems where there are such huge jumps between higher levels, but no higher rewards when you get to higher levels. Annoying, man.

 
You know that article I posted about Verizon slowing down Netflix to a crawl and VPN encryption hiding the traffic and then performance jumping 10x? I was able to reproduce this exactly at home tonight. 375 Kbps or worse unencrypted. 3000 Kbps with a VPN. fucking Verizon. More correctly, fucking bastards that killed Net Neutrality.

I have to pay for a VPN, and also I need to buy a good WiFi router that I can set the VPN service on - you can't use those VPN services with a console directly.
 
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Crunchewy said:
You know that article I posted about Verizon slowing down Netflix to a crawl and VPN encryption hiding the traffic and then performance jumping 10x? I was able to reproduce this exactly at home tonight. 375 Kbps or worse unencrypted. 3000 Kbps with a VPN. fucking Verizon. More correctly, fucking bastards that killed Net Neutrality. I have to pay for a VPN, and also I need to buy a good WiFi router that I can set the VPN service on - you can't use those VPN services with a console directly.
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Totally, fuck Verizon. I really dislike Charter, but at least they don't pull shit like that...yet.

 
rpg said:
My Lucky #49

around 8.6k for lvl 50
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Ha, we woulda had you there but not enough people to play man. That chick was trying to help, but other dude kept killing everyone. We got lucky the last 2 that nobody joined.

 
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[quote name="ProfessorStotch" post="11956548" timestamp="1406338167"]Totally, fuck Verizon. I really dislike Charter, but at least they don't pull shit like that...yet.[/quote]

Unfortunately the only other viable option here is Comcast. I hate them even more. Verizon is screwing their customers, but Comcast actually stole money from us

IWhen we moved out of our apartment 13 years ago we obviously called and had service canceled. All was fine until months later Comcast calls us and says we haven't been paying our bill. For the service we canceled. Not to mention that they had not contacted us prior, only once they had lots of money to collect. So we fought on the phone for a long time and they were fighting us tooth and nail and it was truly f'ing awful and finally we just gave in because it was clear they weren't going to without us getting a lawyer. I will never give Comcast money again.
 
Crunchewy said:
You know that article I posted about Verizon slowing down Netflix to a crawl and VPN encryption hiding the traffic and then performance jumping 10x? I was able to reproduce this exactly at home tonight. 375 Kbps or worse unencrypted. 3000 Kbps with a VPN. fucking Verizon. More correctly, fucking bastards that killed Net Neutrality.I have to pay for a VPN, and also I need to buy a good WiFi router that I can set the VPN service on - you can't use those VPN services with a console directly.
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The U.S.'s handling of this has been so ass backwards. Internet should honestly be a public utility. Put an end to the nonsense. And now Comcast owns one of the world's largest content providers so who knows how dumber things will get. Thankfully I'm in a market with a decent amount of competition.
 
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MrNinjaSquirrel said:
I have no affinity for Korra, but I really really want this game.

Heck, Platinum could put out a game about Justin Bieber and I'd probably buy it, because: Platinum (and on that note, where is Vanquish 2?!?!).
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Better get Revengeance 2 first and no exclusive shit, Platinum. :shame:

 
CrazyDiamond84 said:
Top 5 gayest things:

1. That P4G title screen intro
2. The fucking knifer guy on fucking Spec Ops fuck that shit so fucking much.
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Seriously fuck that stupid knifer I just got so fucking screwed right now fuck him so much I can survive 10,000,000 bullets but one god damn stab wound does me in every time seriously fuck him.

EDIT: Removed accidental racism.

 
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Crunchewy said:
Unfortunately the only other viable option here is Comcast. I hate them even more. Verizon is screwing their customers, but Comcast actually stole money from us

IWhen we moved out of our apartment 13 years ago we obviously called and had service canceled. All was fine until months later Comcast calls us and says we haven't been paying our bill. For the service we canceled. Not to mention that they had not contacted us prior, only once they had lots of money to collect. So we fought on the phone for a long time and they were fighting us tooth and nail and it was truly f'ing awful and finally we just gave in because it was clear they weren't going to without us getting a lawyer. I will never give Comcast money again.
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Holy shit, nearly the exact same thing happened to me. I was paying something like $150 a month for basic cable, Internet on the lower end, and a phone. I called them to basically say hey why the hell is my bill so high and was told that was just their price. I brought up the fact that they have bundles cheaper than that with better services, and I was told the only bundle I qualified for would raise my price to $200 a month. I hung up and called Verizon. They set me up with fios TV and Internet and a phone line for $100 a month for two years with a $500 Visa card for signing up. I cancelled Comcast and months later started getting calls saying I wasn't paying the bill and I basically had to go to war with them. Eventually we got out of it though after just bringing up the word lawyer and making them back down.

Flash forward to when we moved, and signed up with Charter. We only have phone and Internet with them and they're the only option in my area. When their service works, it's great. But shortly after our install, our internet would go out 4-5 times a day. We had probably 20+ visits from technicians, they rewired just about the whole house, and replaced the lines from the pole to the house and nothing worked. Finally one day I was in my basement doing something random and had an inkling to check out the coaxial cable coming into the house from the outside and the thing was barely screwed in. I tightened it up, and the only time our internet has gone out since is when we had a big storm and it knocked a pole down up the street. All that work they put in, and no one ever thought to check that.
 
Speaking of TMNT and racism, I posted a link to the trailer for that new TMNT link on Facebook and this dude starts talking about how racist Michael Bay is. I know about the Transformers 2 crap, but I still asked him what that has to do with TMNT and he replied that the turtles look like black people. So I asked him why it's ok for him to think that black people basically look like mutated turtles, but he never responded.
 
But seriously, I'm down in the lower level in chapter 10, far far away from my last checkpoint and gotta be getting close to my next one.  I've got my sweet ass heavy weapon out cuz I know there's gonna be a knifer coming at me and I'm gonna stop him in his tracks.  So I clear out a bunch of shotgunners and other dudes and just keep waiting.  Nothing at all, looks like it's clear, so I figure I have to step forward to trigger the next wave and the knifer.  Before I do this I turn to the right (note that I don't move AT ALL, just turn my aim) and see a bad guy in between the stairs through the staircase, so I lineup a nice headshot to take him out.  Turn back around just in time to get stabbed in the fuck ing face.

Threw my controller against the couch and now I'm gonna go eat some homemade meatballs at a friends house.

 
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But seriously, I'm down in the lower level in chapter 10, far far away from my last checkpoint and gotta be getting close to my next one. I've got my sweet ass heavy weapon out cuz I know there's gonna be a knifer coming at me and I'm gonna stop him in his tracks. So I clear out a bunch of shotgunners and other dudes and just keep waiting. Nothing at all, looks like it's clear, so I figure I have to step forward to trigger the next wave and the knifer. Before I do this I turn to the right (note that I don't move AT ALL, just turn my aim) and see a bad guy in between the stairs through the staircase, so I lineup a nice headshot to take him out. Turn back around just in time to get stabbed in the fuck ing face.

Threw my controller against the couch and now I'm gonna go eat some homemade meatballs at a friends house.
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Lol, I couldn't read that with a straight face at this point. I'm substituting words over here lol.

 
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